Chicago Blackhawks: Three reasons they were sellers this yearon February 27, 2020 at 2:00 pm

They traded Robin Legner to the Vegas Golden Knights and Erik Gustafsson to the Calgary Flames for picks and prospects. It is not the way anybody saw either of their years going down this year. The fact that they moved a flawed puck-moving defenseman and an elite goalie might not come as a surprise to a lot of people based on their spot in the standings but it should. This team should not have had the fall from grace in the manner that they did.

So with all of these moves that they were forced to make, it is pretty clear that they are giving up on making it to the playoffs this year. Obviously, being eight points out of the playoffs in late February isn’t something to see as a positive but the players are still going to put forth their best ever. The bottom line is the good players and fans were let down by the organization’s management team.

Anybody who wonders why this team had to be sellers this year can look in a few different directions. They were never going to be as good as management made it seem going into the season. There are three really good reasons for why they were sellers this season: